Lot 209 · Old Master Paintings and Sculpture Online
The Suffolk Plough
Thomas Gainsborough · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $86,466–$138,346
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master Paintings and Sculpture Online , London · 17 October 2008
- Dimensions
- in. (49.3 x 60.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3443330
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3443330 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3443330
Thomas Gainsborough, The Suffolk Plough. Christie's, 17 Oct 2008, lot 209. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3443330.
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Thomas Gainsborough, The Suffolk Plough. Christie's, 17 Oct 2008, lot 209. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3443330.
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From the same sale Old Master Paintings and Sculpture Online · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circa 1715 | A GEORGE I GILT-GESSO PIER TABLE | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| By Matthew Boulton, Circa 1770 | A PAIR OF GEORGE III ORMOLU AND BLUE JOHN URNS | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| By Gillows, Late 19Th Century | A SET OF EIGHTEEN LATE VICTORIAN WALNUT AND BURR-WALNUT DINING-CHAIRS | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| In the Manner of Thomas Chippendale, Circa 1775 | A GEORGE III SATINWOOD, MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY TRIPOD TABLE | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Late 18Th Century | A PAIR OF GEORGE III LIME-WASHED BEECHWOOD WINDOW BENCHES | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Circa 1765 | A GEORGE III WHITE-PAINTED LIBRARY BOOKCASE | $15,000–$20,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of a musician, probably Antonín Kammel (1730-1785), | $91,113 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | |
| Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of Prince Ernest Augustus (1771-1851), later King o | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | The Suffolk Plough | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of a gentleman, thought to be James Lacy (1696-1774 | Christie's, Oct 2013 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of Isabella Kinloch, née Mylne (1753-1827), half-le | Christie's, Dec 2025 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | an open landscape with resting drovers | Sotheby's, Jan 2019 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of Mr Coke, of Brookhill Hall, half-length, in a re | Christie's, Nov 2006 | ||
| Thomas Gainsborough | Portrait of a lady, possibly Mary Gibbon, the artist's siste | Christie's, Dec 2009 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.